Geoff Schmidt
FounderFounder/CEO at Apollo
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedApollo Β· YC
About
Geoff Schmidt is founder and CEO of Apollo, which provides a GraphQL-based API orchestration platform for enterprises to unify APIs and data sources.
Founder/CEO at ApolloYC S11
Intro paths
YC
Geoff went through Y Combinator (Summer 2011) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Geoff can intro founders to Apollo's investors below.
Apollo's investors Β· 9
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park Β· $500K β $50M checksB CapitalGeneva Β· since 2026DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto Β· $5M β $25M checksHeavybitSan Francisco Β· $500K β $5M checksMatrixSan Francisco Β· $100K β $10M checksNext47Palo AltoNeythri Futures FundLos GatosWebb Investment NetworkSan Francisco Β· $500K β $750K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2011
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Co-founders at Apollo
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matt debergalisFounder/CTO
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Nick MartinFounder/CTO
Experience
- Apollo GraphQLFoundercurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Apollo GraphQLCEO and Co-Founder2015 β 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- MonumentFounder (Hobby/Side Project)current2010 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Meteor Development GroupCEO & Cofounder2011 β 2019San Francisco, CA
- AsanaSoftware Engineer2010San Francisco, CA
- MixappCEO & Cofounder2006 β 2010
- Auburn QuadPrincipal2005 β 2009
- Participatory Culture FoundationOpen Source Developer2004 β 2005
- Committee to Elect Matt DeBergalisCampaign Manager2004
- N/AArtificial Intelligence Research Consultant2001 β 2004
- TuneprintFounder & Chief Scientist1999 β 2001
Skills & more
Software Engineering16Mobile Applications10User Experience6Distributed Systems2Web Development3Computer Science5Scalability1User Interface Design1Start-ups2Meteor8JavaScript24Python30
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Geoff Schmidt?
- Geoff Schmidt is founder and CEO of Apollo, which provides a GraphQL-based API orchestration platform for enterprises to unify APIs and data sources.
- Where does Geoff Schmidt work?
- Geoff Schmidt is Founder/CEO of Apollo.
- What companies did Geoff Schmidt found?
- Geoff Schmidt founded Apollo.
- Where did Geoff Schmidt go to school?
- Geoff Schmidt studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (None).
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